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Note.— Total revenue from Customs: 1888, £1,397,834, equal to £2 3s. OJd. per head ; 1908, £2,907,150 16s. 6d., equal to £2 17s. 8d. per head. Increase equal to 51-9 per cent. * This does not include coffee, raw, admitted free under 1900 tariff, and coffee, roasted, and cocoa, entered free between passing of first and second resolutions, from 18th to 28th August, inclusive. t Estimated, tt This does not include raw coffee.

NEW-ZEALAND-BREWED BEER.

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 17th May, 1909.

Eichd. Cabtbb, Secretary and Inspector.

Approximate Coat of Paper.— Preparation, not given; printing (1,500 copies), £3 9s.

Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9o9.

Price 3d.]

Year Total Population (including Maoris). Coffee, !ocoa, and Chicory. Rate of i Duty. Duty. Per Head. Sugar. Bate of Duty. Duty. Per Head. Duty. Per Head. Ad Valorem Goods. Lb. Per Head. Lb. Per Head. Eate of Duty. 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 649,349 662,248 672,750 675,775 692,426 714,258 728,121 740,699 608,176 495,120 583,792 567,954 544,800 561,360 490,864 481,800 Lb. 0-94 0-75 0-87 0-84 0-79 0-79 0-67 0-65 /3,/5 /3,/5 13,15 13,15 13,15 I3J5 13,15 1% 13, 15 £ 7,605 6,207 7,299 7,108 6,820 7,021 6,145 5,677 s. d. 0 2| 0 2J 0 24 0 24 0 2| 0 2£ 0 2 0 1J 50,192,400 48,875,040 54,660,480 54,508,838 58,062,240 59,508,480 63,515,040 65,568,960 Lb. 77-3 73-8 81-3 80-7 838 83-3 87-2 88-5 s. d. 0 04 o 04 o 04 o 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 £ 104,797 102,454 113,876 113,560 120,963 123,976 132,323 136,602 s. d. 3 24 3 1 3 44 3 4J 3 6 3 54 3 74 3 8J £ 327,203 418,969 427,834 448,905 499,506 492,236 429,594 447,749 £ s. d. 0 10 i 0 12 7f 0 12 84 0 13 34 0 14 5J 0 13 94 0 11 94 0 12 1 Per cent. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 4 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 5, 10,15, 20, 224 25, 40 5, 10,15, 20, 224 25,40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25,40 5,10, 15, 20,224 25,40 5, 10,15, 20, 224 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25, 40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25,40 5,10, 15, 20, 224 25,40 Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. Various. 1896 754,016 524,408 0-70 1% /3, /5 5,495 0 If 67,395,840 894 0 04 140,408 3 8| 562,961 0 14 11 1897 768,910 544,288 0-70 /2, 13. /5 5,722 0 1| 70,799,040 92-0 0 04 147,498 3 10 634,043 0 16 5| 1898 783,317 523,392 0-67 /2, /3, /5 5,463 0 1| 73,296,960 93-6 0 04 152,702 3 10| 637,506 0 16 3£ 1899 796,359 640,152 0-80 /a, 19, /s 6,968 0 2 77,255,040 97-0 0 04 160,948 4 04 682,722 0 17 1| 1900 810,536 467,008* 0-57 /2 /3, 15 5,285 0 14 80,119,200 98-8 0 04 166,915 4 1 775,649 0 19 IJ 1901 830,800 371,760ft 0-44 /3 4,647 0 1J 81,882,720 98-5 0 04 170,589 4 1 808,532 0 19 54 1902 851,072 422,962ft 0-49 /3 5,287 0 14 87,508,006 1028 0 04 182,308 4 34 867,209 1 0 44 I 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 875,648 900,682 925,605 956,457 977,215 1,008.373 476,080ft 550,720ft 490,960ft 494,320ft 607,650ft 553,798ft 0-bi 0-61 0-53 0-51 0-62 0-55 /3 /3 /3 /3 /3 and /3f 5,951 6,884 6,137 6,179 7,596 7,370 0 1| 0 1| 0 14 0 14 0 1J 0 Ij 91,075,200 94,522,080 92,792,640 101,023,680 I 104,173,440 105,006,496 104-0 104-9 100-2 105-6 106-6 103-9 0 04 0 04 0 04 0 04 4d. & free Free 189,740 196,921 193,318 210,466 217,028f 4 4 4 44 4 2 4 4| 4 5| 982,800 1,098,387 1,097,968 1,210,617 1,317,206 1,262,656 1 2 54 1 4 4| 1 3 84 1 5 3| 17 0 1 5 04

Year. Male and Female Population over Fifteen Years (including Maoris). Total Gallons consumed. Excise Duty Per Head. per Gallon. Duty. Per Head. 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 385,157 392,735 398.905 407,590 417,673 430,885 439,198 444,298 479,015 488,472 497,619 505,899 514,900 552,028 565,533 581,906 598,583 615,187 651,559 665,777 676,447 4,050,560 4,402,480 4,676,240 4,567,955 4,752,720 4,873,600 4,807,360 4,936,400 5,382,960 5,741,200 6,013,120 6,261,200 6,811,280 7,134,800 7,179,360 7,555,200 7,786,480 7,796,160 8,318,880 9,049,567 9,347,567 Gallons. 105 11-2 11-7 11-2 11-4 11-3 10-9 11-1 11-2 11-7 12-1 12-3 13-2 12-9 12-7 12-9 130 12-6 12-7 136 13-8 s. d. 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 £ 50,632 55,031 58,453 57,099 59,409 60,920 60,092 61,705 67,287 71,765 75,164 78,265 85,141 89,185 89,742 94,440 97,331 97,452 103,986 113,120 116,845 s. d. 2 74 2 94 2 11 2 94 2 10 2 10 2 9 2 9J 2 9| 2 ll| 3 0| 3 li 3 34 3 2| 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2J 3 4| 3 54